As early summer approached, the emperor did not go to Chonghua Palace for several days. Chang'an sent someone to Mingde Palace to inquire. Only then did he find out that the emperor had suffered from cold and had been living in the palace recently.

The emperor's illness was extraordinary. At first, the eunuch Cheng Dehai, who was serving the emperor closely, first discovered his condition, so he repeatedly advised the emperor to pay attention to rest. However, in recent months, the government affairs were busy, and the central government and local affairs were continuous. The emperor stayed in the Mingde Palace all night to review memorials, and had no time to care about his health. The imperial physician who asked for a pulse had been lined up in a long queue outside the Mingde Palace, but the emperor did not receive him, so he had to retreat in disappointment. As the days passed day by day, the emperor's illness became more and more serious. At noon one day, the emperor reviewed memorials in the palace and suddenly vomited blood, which scared the eunuchs who were attending him, and was forcibly stopped handling political affairs and avoiding the illness.

This scared the empress dowager who was pampered and well-off in Yongfu Palace. When she heard that the emperor had become ill, she hurriedly took the empress to Mingde Palace. At this time, the emperor was very feverish. Because the empress dowager was too old, the imperial physician allowed the empress to enter the palace alone. When the empress Li Shushen saw the emperor's appearance, tears immediately fell. Seeing this, the empress dowager was even more anxious and asked the imperial physician, "What is the emperor's illness?"

Zhu Zheng, the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital, knelt down and said, "Go back to the Empress Dowager, the emperor was infected with a cold caused by the cold some time ago, and the excessive work and the failure to treat it in time, which has caused the infection. It has been aggravated until today..."

When the empress dowager heard that she had contracted a serious illness because she had not been treated in time, she immediately said angrily, "Just! There are so many people in the Imperial Hospital, why wouldn't the emperor know that he is sick? The Ai family sees that you have not fulfilled your duties!"

The imperial physician outside the palace was shocked when he heard the empress dowager's words and hurriedly knelt down.

Seeing that the empress dowager was already angry, the queen whispered in tears, "Auntie, don't blame these imperial physicians. They were the emperor who handled political affairs and insisted on not letting the imperial physician see..."

The Empress Dowager then calmed down and said in a deep voice, "How is the emperor now? The Ai family goes in and takes a look."

When the queen heard this, her tears fell down again and said softly, "The emperor has not woken up yet..."

Seeing the queen like this, the empress dowager knew that the emperor was not very sick, so she sighed slightly, "Don't cry, you will cry again and ruin your body. You go in and take care of him first, and wait for the emperor to wake up, and then the Ai family will come to see him."

The queen immediately stopped crying. After hearing the queen mother allowed her to take care of the palace, she quickly bowed and said, "I will definitely not let my aunt down."

The Empress Dowager nodded gently and helped Huizhi back to the palace.

Since this day, the queen has visited the emperor several times a day, serving her intimately, and she must have tasted the medicine in person before she can serve the emperor. The food brought to the imperial kitchen was also repeatedly tested by the imperial physician, and the queen was fed to the emperor by spoonful. It was really meticulous. Even the imperial physician who was accompanying her quietly discussed in private that the queen was really infatuated with the emperor.

Miaochun, beside the queen, couldn't see that her master was so tired. She wanted to live for her master several times, but the queen refused. The emperor had a high fever for several days, and the queen was so anxious that she burst into tears. Sometimes when the emperor woke up in the middle of the night, the queen would rush from Fengluan Palace to Mingde Palace in her bedcloth. Over time, the queen did not dare to withdraw and rested in the side hall of Mingde Palace at night.

Chang'an did not know that Chu Luo was so sick at first, so she had a quarrel with Chu Luo. He felt the cold again, and he often didn't see her. Chonghua Palace was as far away from Mingde Palace, and no news could be transmitted to Chang'an in time. She only knew that the queen was serving in front of her, but she didn't want to see Li Shushen's face, so she wanted to wait for Chu Luo to see him when he was better. But later, Zhu Zheng, an imperial physician who had always come to Chonghua Palace to invite Ping'an meridians, had not visited for several days. Chang'an couldn't help but feel suspicious and sent someone to inquire everywhere in the Imperial Hospital. Only then did she learn that Chu Luo was seriously ill.

She almost had no hesitation and rushed to Mingde Palace with Hanyan and Wanxiang all the way.

Before he reached the gate of the hall, Cheng Dehai picked up the curtain and saw that it was Chang'an, he hurriedly said respectfully, "I wish you a blessing to Concubine Xian."

Chang'an had no intention of listening to his flattery at this time, so he lifted the curtain and went in. "I want to see the emperor."

Cheng Dehai stepped in front of Chang'an and said with a slight smile, "The emperor is still sick, it's better not to go in for the concubine Xian."

This sentence forced Chang'an to tears almost come out. She gritted her teeth and said sternly, "I am here to visit because the emperor is sick!"

Cheng Dehai was about to get angry when he saw Chang'an's appearance, so he didn't dare to speak anymore, and just whispered, "Empress Xian Concubine wait a moment, and wait for the slave to report to the Empress first."

After saying that, Cheng Dehai turned around and went in. Chang'an bit his lower lip tightly, and the snow-white lips were almost bleeding. I don't know how long it took to wait, but the people were weak as if the fire-like sun shone, and she suddenly saw the queen lifting the curtain with Cheng Dehai's company.

"The Empress is blessed with all the blessings." Chang'an greeted the Empress with blessedness.

The queen helped the colorful jade double phoenix jade hairpins on her temples and asked her to get up lightly.

Li Shushen's appearance was a little more haggard than when he saw her a few days ago. Her face was pale, but she still tried her best to maintain the queen's respectful manner. Wen Ran said, "The emperor just fell asleep and was having a meal, so it was inconvenient to bother. Besides, the emperor was still ill. Concubine Xian was already weak. If she went in to visit her, she would pass the wind and cold to Concubine Xian, it would be even worse."

Chang'an listened to it intently, and knew that Chu Luo could get up and have a meal, obviously he had already recovered a lot. Then he felt relieved, but he still wanted to see him, so he said respectfully, "The Empress is probably a pity to take care of the Emperor these days. I am willing to take care of the Emperor on behalf of the Empress, so the Empress can also return to the palace to rest."

The queen smiled faintly, but she was not very good-looking on her face. "It's not a matter of trouble for the concubine Xian. It's more important than anything else."

When Chang'an saw that the queen was determined not to let her see the emperor, he couldn't help but feel angry and said loudly, "I want to see the emperor!"

"Concubine Xian! What is this place!"

A sound of stern sound came from behind him. Chang'an looked back and saw that the empress dowager helped Huizhi's hand slowly forward, obviously familiarizing himself with the conversation between the two of them just now.

"The Queen Mother is in peace."

Chang'an bent over to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager with everyone, but his face was burning and anxious.

"Empress, go in and take care of the emperor first. Ai's family has a few words to say to Concubine Xian."

"Yes." The queen respectfully blessed her, looked at Chang'an again, turned around and went in.

Chang'an was so uneasy at this time, but he never dared to look up at the empress dowager's expression.

The empress dowager stroked her hair and said slowly, "The emperor has been sick these days and has never seen the Xianfei come to visit her. She has just gotten better, and Xianfei has come over and over again."

Chang'an heard the sarcastic words of the empress dowager, but he did not refuse, and only lowered his head lowered. "I have never heard of the emperor being sick. As soon as I learned about it, I rushed over."

When the empress dowager heard this, she sneered and said carelessly, "Forget it, the empress is taking care of her in front of her these days, and it is really hard. The emperor is so ill that she is afraid that she will give it to others, and the concubines in the six palaces are not allowed to visit her. This is the will of the Ai family. When the Ai family heard that the Virtuous Concubine was angry with the emperor a few days ago, and then the emperor became ill. I am afraid that she would be furious..."

When Chang'an heard this, his eyes slightly opened and his cheeks suddenly lost their blood.

The Empress Dowager didn't go to see her, but continued calmly, "The Xian Concubine met the emperor at this time, which would be of no benefit to everyone. Xian Concubine might as well go back to the palace to rest. When the emperor recovers, he wants to see Xian Concubine, and he will naturally pass."

After speaking, she turned around and lifted the curtain and said coldly, "Cheng Dehai, send the concubine Xian back to the palace."

Cheng Dehai received the order and said respectfully to Chang'an, "Please, please."

Chang'an suddenly stiffened and felt that the five flavors in his chest were mixed, and the sour, bitter and spicy were pressing her up, which made her breathless.

She and Chu Luo have been married for four years. When did he get sick, she was not with her? This time they even joined forces to not allow her to see him! That was her Chu Luo, the Chu Luo she was thinking about day and night. He was so sick that she didn't even have the chance to meet him! Chang'an smiled sadly, and the tears that had endured for a long time rushed out of his eyes.

Suddenly, she thought, maybe... it was Chu Luo who didn't want to see her? Maybe he was really angry with her and refused to come to see her...

The empress dowager stood at the entrance of the hall and watched Chang'an walk away with the companionship of the palace maids, and then ordered people to put down the curtain and walk into the hall.

The Mingde Palace was silent all over the place, and the palace people stood on one side with their heads down. The emperor leaned on the couch, and the queen personally served the meal. Seeing that the queen was too late, she quickly put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hand and said blessedly, "The Queen Mother is in peace."

The emperor looked at the empress dowager with his head in a siding hand, and nodded Wen Ran, "Mother is coming."

The Queen Mother looked at the emperor, looked worried and loving, and said softly, "How better?"

The emperor smiled softly and said, "My mother is worried, my son is already much better,"

The Empress Dowager smiled gently and walked to the queen, wanting to take the bowls and chopsticks from her hand, "Let the Ai family come."

The queen was stunned and hurriedly said, "Just let me do this."

The Empress Dowager was inconvenient to argue with her, so she gave up and turned to sit sideways in front of the emperor. The Emperor looked at her for a long time, focused for a moment before speaking, "Mother, I seem to have heard the voice of the concubine Xian just now, why didn't you ask her to come in?"
Chapter completed!